Anna May Wong ~ Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend

Our purpose is to tell the story of Anna May Wong (1905-1961) to a wider audience and our audience is anyone who might be interested in her, whether because of her film work or her life story. We base our information from research, documents and other original source materials. We will be updating you with our events, other people's endeavors, suggested readings, etc.

Just like many of you, we are students of Anna May Wong. Her story is very interesting, as well as, a well traveled one. We are learning and trying to record this remarkable person. One of many... during her time.



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We have decided to add discussions and postings of other Asians and Asian Americans who also made a difference in American's history both on the screen and off the screen.



Contributor: Elaine Mae Woo

" 黄柳霜－传奇的一生 "

Anna May Wong - (1905-1961)

Wong Liu Tsong

黄 柳 霜

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum - San Diego, California [January 2015]
Torrance Public Library - Torrance, California [June 2014]
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California - Los Angeles, California [May 2014]
Cerritos Public Library - Cerritos, California [April 2014]
San Jose State University - San Jose, California
Asian American Studies Department [March 2012]
Texas Woman's University - Denton, Texas

Film and other Media Acknowledgements:

"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN - KA SHEN'S JOURNEY" [2008]
A Brian Jamieson documentary film on the life of actress Nancy Kwan. Redwind Productons Inc.

"THE STORY OF ANNA MAY WONG " AUSTRALIAN VISION - (CHINESE VERSION) - AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION [OCTOBER 2009]

"RECOLLECTIONS OF ANNA MAY WONG IN AUSTRALIA" - THE CHINESE MUSEUM - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA [AUGUST 2009]

“A CELESTIAL STAR IN PICCADILLY” – BBC RADIO 4 - LONDON, ENGLAND [JANUARY 2009]

"ANNA MAY WONG RETROSPECTIVE" – MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE - NEW YORK (MARCH 2006)

“WHEN RACE MET GENDER: THE CAREER OF ANNA MAY WONG" - HONG KONG FILM ARCHIVE – ANNA MAY WONG FILM RETROSPECTIVE - HONG KONG, CHINA [NOVEMBER 2005]

“I'M KING KONG!: THE EXPLOITS OF MERIAN C. COOPER” [2005]
Documentary film directed by Kevin Brownlow and Christopher Bird - Photoplay Productions/Turner Classic Movies/Turner Entertainment.

“CHU CHIN CHOW” (1934) RESTORED VERSION- VCI VIDEO [JUNE 2005]

“ANNA MAY WONG ~ FROSTED YELLOW WILLOWS” Exhibit - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY- LONDON, ENGLAND - [DEC 2004 - JUNE 2005]

“ANNA MAY WONG” BBC RADIO 4 – FRONT ROW - LONDON, ENGLAND [MARCH 2004]

BFI “PICCADILLY” (1929) RESTORED VERSION –BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE - LONDON, ENGLAND [JANUARY 2004]

"FILM RETROSPECTIVE: REDISCOVERING ANNA MAY WONG" – UCLA FILM & TV ARCHIVE LOS ANGELES, CA [JANUARY 2004]

“EARLY ASIAN PIONEERS IN HOLLYWOOD circa 1900-1940” Presentation at COLGATE UNIVERSITY - NEW YORK [MARCH 2001]

“THE THIEF OF BAGDAD - (1924)” Guest speaker at the Catalina Silent Film Festival – Catalina Island, CA [MAY 1999]

Book Acknowledgements:

"Anna May Wong'S Lucky Shoes: 1939 Australia Through The Eyes Of An Art Deco Diva" by Derham Groves, 2012

"Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present" by Judy Yung, Gordon H. Chang, Him Mark Lai U. C. Press, 2006

"The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong, and the Transformation of American Orientalism" by Karen J. Leong U. C. Press, 2005

"Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work" by Philip Leibfried and Chei Mi Lane. McFarland, 2004

"Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View" by Law Kar, Frank Bren Scarecrow Press, 2004

"The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History" by Jorge Finkielman McFarland, 2003

"Willow Shade Tree: The Susan Ahn Cuddy Story" by John H. Cha Korean American Heritage, 2002

"Theatre Organ" by the Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society 1999

"Adventures in the Kitchen: 175 New Recipes from Spago, Chinois on Main, Postrio and Eureka" by Wolfgang Puck. Random House, 1991